State Delegate, Legislative District 23
State Legislative District 23; Maryland
My vote power
High
Election date
November 3, 2026 · General election · 3 seats
How do we calculate my vote power?
What goes into the rating: Representation: how much weight one vote carries here compared with a statewide vote — the smaller the district, the more each vote counts. Decisiveness: how likely this race is to be close, based on past results or current analyst ratings, plus the number of candidates.
Representation: High · 67 out of 100
This district is a small slice of its state, so each vote here carries much more weight than a vote in a statewide race. About 136,328 people live here.
Show the representation math
score = 50 + 50 × ln(state population ÷ this district's) ÷ ln(50,000) = 50 + 50 × ln(6,206,011 ÷ 136,328) ÷ ln(50,000) = 67.64, measured against a statewide vote in MD (grades: 66+ high, 55+ above average, 33+ average, otherwise low; a statewide race is the 50 baseline)
Decisiveness: Unknown
No analyst ratings or past results for this contest yet.
High representation → My vote power: High.
Some data is missing, so this rating is based on partial information and capped at "High".
About this office
- Voting on how much you pay in state taxes
- Voting on how much money your local public schools get
- Voting on which roads and highways get built or repaired
Affects: AI Regulation, Healthcare Affordability, Environment and Public Health,
Candidates
Democratic · declared
Keenon James is a Democratic nominee for Maryland House of Delegates District 23. His campaign site identifies him as a District 23 candidate and describes community, public-safety, housing, and education priorities; no current public office or prior office history was established.
Records: Civil Rights 1 for, Public Safety and Crime Control 1 for
Republican · declared
Kimberly Simmons Robinson is a Republican nominee for Maryland House of Delegates District 23. The official candidate list provides her campaign website and the State Board of Elections records her as a primary winner; no current public office or prior office history was established.
Democratic · Incumbent · declared
Kym Taylor is the Democratic incumbent for Maryland House of Delegates District 23. The Maryland Manual and General Assembly identify her as a member since January 11, 2023.
Records: Environment and Public Health 26 for, Civil Rights 19 for, 1 against, Corporate Accountability 18 for,
Democratic · Incumbent · declared
Marvin E. Holmes, Jr. is the Democratic incumbent for Maryland House of Delegates District 23. The Maryland General Assembly says he was first elected in 2002 and has served in the House since 2003.
Records: Environment and Public Health 25 for, Civil Rights 18 for, 1 against, Corporate Accountability 17 for,
Republican · declared
Michael Riker is a Republican nominee for Maryland House of Delegates District 23. The official candidate list provides his campaign website and the State Board of Elections records him as a primary winner; no current public office or prior office history was established.
Sources: msa.maryland.gov · elections.state.md.us · elections.maryland.gov